Fire

A wildland firefighter from Arizona died while battling the Frijoles Fire in northern New Mexico.

Heat waves are becoming more common across Arizona and the West, increasing wildfire risk by drying vegetation, lowering humidity and extending the hours fires can burn.

A preliminary federal report offers new details about the Colorado wildfire that killed four firefighters, including Arizona's Nicholas Hutcherson.

A 42-year-old man died after firefighters found his body temperature at 107 degrees at a north Phoenix apartment complex, according to police. Officers responded to reports of the man breaking a window and making incoherent statements. He was transported to a hospital where he later died.

Nearly a year after the Dragon Bravo Fire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, the North Rim is quieter, scarred and slowly recovering. Visitors can still return, but services are limited, rebuilding could take years and rangers have one key reminder: bring your own water.

Arizona's Pocket Fire scorched an additional 1,700 acres overnight, growing to 17,069 acres burned as of July 1, according to fire officials.